The 10th Century in Western Europe

Igor Santos Salazar is ricercatore at the University of Trento where he teaches Medieval History. His current research is concentrated on the forms of articulation of rural society, the documentary culture of the laity, and the administration of justice and fiscal goods by central authorities from the fifth to the twelfth centuries between Italy and Spain. Catarina Tente is Associate Professor of Archaeology at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. She is a Reseacher at the Institute of Medieval Studies – School of Social Sciences and Humanities (IEM-NOVA FCSH) . Her current research focuses on early medieval communities, particularly in the Portuguese inland territories of Beira Alta. She has promoted several scientific meetings, and shared their findings in international conferences, which have been published in papers, chapters, and book form. Her research and associated activities have been developed within working protocols with municipalities from the Portuguese inland, promoting decentralized research and social returns for local communities.

Introduction







Rulers and Resources in Early Medieval Iberia from c.800- c.1009: Umayyad state fiscality and Astur-Leonese landed politics compared – Robert Portass







Constructing Christian Polities in Northwestern Iberia (711-1109): an overview – Maria João Branco







The contributions of the settlement to the understanding of the rural societies of Northern

Gaul in the 10th century – Édith Peytremann







Transforming Rulership in Tenth-Century Ireland: paradigms, problems and prospects – Patrick Gleeson







Assembly practices in Tenth-century England: continuities and innovations in military mobilisation – Stuart Brookes







The creation of a Visigothic past and the territorial expansion of the Kingdom of Asturias-León – Iñaki Martín Viso







Monastic foundations as aristocratic strategies during the 10th century in the North-West Iberian Peninsula. The case of the Eriz family – José Carlos Sánchez Pardo and Marcos Fernández Ferreiro







The Social Reproduction of the Roman aristocracy in the 9th and 10th Centuries. Liutprand of Cremona and the women of the pope – Maddalena Betti







The 10th century in central-northern Portugal: changing scales of power – Catarina Tente







The formation of a native elite: The case of 10th century Iceland – Orri Vésteinsson







Is there room enough for a change? 10th century historical narratives’concepts of change – Marie-Céline Isaïa







Change and continuity in tenth century Western Europe: A conclusion – Igor Santos Salazar